Higher education reform in Portugal: A historical and comparative perspective of the new legal framework for public universities

Higher Education Policy

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-24

  Amaral, Alberto ^a   Tavares, Orlanda ^a   Santos, Cristina ^a  

^a Centre for Research in Higher Education Policies (CIPES)   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Collegiality; Higher education governance; New public management; Portuguese higher education

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873911128     PISSN: 09528733     EISSN: 17403863     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/hep.2012.29     Document Type: Article

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